I haven't kept my eye on it, but is it gonna stay 2D or go 3D like brother in arms? Co-op does sound cool. might as well be 2 player like the NES, dunno why its such a hard concept for ninety for some games.

This is gonna be awesome !!!
I can't wait!
I was addicted to Super Contra on the Snes, it was great and me and my brother spent entire nights back in the 90's trying to finish it.
I'm really looking forward to this, I'm an old school gamer and I remember playing Contra in the arcade in the 80's and being amazed by the action and the change of perspective between levels.
This one seem to be a rock solid return to 2D shooters goodness with and excellent level design and artwork.
I'm gonna play this !

What are you talking about obviously you haven't even seen the game of course it's 2d there is no such thing as a 3d contra, and you can thank sony for trying to experiment where they should have never gone.

Yes, I want Contra 4.....and Raid Over the River....and Nanostray 2.....and Ninja Gaiden......and and 2D Metroid....and....well, you get the idea. I'm real sick of the cutesy flower-and-bunny games that keep coming out on DS. Contra comes closer to what I call a "mature" game than any stinking Mario title. To me, a mature game doesn't mean sex or nudity or adult subject matter, just that it not be sickening cutesiness in your face all the time.

Shoot the bunnies and stomp the flowers! They need to have a boss somewhere in Contra 4 that looks like Mario/Pokemon/Yoshi/any other cutesy crap character, and you get to rip them to shreds with the weapon of your choice.....and it needs to be a very graphic and disturbing death for the cutesy little bastard. A death that gives little kids and girls serious nightmares and mental trauma. A death that would make Manhunt look tame.

Heh-heh, yeah, I'm being a little extreme there, but it gets my point across. Not everyone likes the endless barrage of cutesy games that continuously spews forth on Nintendo systems. I'm one such person. All these sugar-coated cutesy games are giving me diabetes.

Veteran gamers like myself are largely forgotten by Nintendo. I need manly looking characters, not guys that look like girls, not some cheesy talking animal, not flowers-and-bunnies. I need games that will appeal to my male ego. Bring on Contra 4 already!